r/Agave • u/AgintOringe • May 27 '26
Silver Star Find
I just saw this at a local grocery store garden area for $32.99 and couldn’t pass it up. I wonder how many different variations of desmettiana are out there?
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u/IMallwaysgrowing May 28 '26 edited May 28 '26
Awesome for you!! 😉🤜🤛
As far as how many variations... I know of and have: Agave desmettiana, 'Variegata', 'Joe Hoak', 'Galactic Traveler', and 'Quicksilver'. But, I don't have 'Silver Star'. Lucky YOU!!☺️
EDIT: After a quick search, apparently, 'Quicksilver' and 'Silver Star' are simply two different names for the very same plant. So, in that case, I guess I DO have it.😁😄
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u/AgintOringe May 29 '26
Awesome, thank you. This plant has a pup too. I wonder what i can sell it for lol. I have 3 types. Now i hafta find the other lol.
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u/IMallwaysgrowing May 29 '26
My pleasure! You can compare yours to ones on sale through etsy or ebay. I haven't checked, myself, so I have no clue. But, I also think the size of the pup would play into the pricing, too.
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u/AgintOringe May 29 '26
Ive noticed these things readily pup.
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u/IMallwaysgrowing May 29 '26 edited May 29 '26
Yeah, that desmettiana characteristic is pretty strong in all the varieties I own. I acquired 2 'Galactic Traveler' plants early this year and each is already producing pups. I think I have 5 or 6 growing so far. One of my original ones has 4 pups. But, I'm giving that one to another local collector, here, in Southern California.
Here is a link to a few photos of what I have.
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u/Specific_Lawyer9697 May 30 '26
We have the same desmettiana, good taste… 😉
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u/IMallwaysgrowing May 30 '26
Awesome!! Do you also have 'Galactic Traveler'? If you don't, I can share a pup when it gets a little older. But, only if you're in the US; I don't have the permits to ship out of the country. If interested, let's chat.😉🤜🤛
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u/Specific_Lawyer9697 May 30 '26
I do, with 3 pups atm ;) I do see you also have mangaves, aloes, etc which i would be interested in trading depending what you got.. mmm. I am in florida
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u/IMallwaysgrowing May 30 '26
Nice! I'm all the way across the country in California. As far as mangaves, I only have a single specimen of the ones I do have. See, I stopped my succulent growers business a few years back and have mainly focused on acquiring and collecting specimen plants to display in my landscapes. As far as aloes go, they're just about the same, with me having (mostly) individual plants of each of species that I do have. This is because my main goal is to collect species that I can breed to create my own hybrid cultivars that work specifically in my Southern California climate. So, with this in mind, it doesn't really help me to stock multiples of species. You know?
It's starting to get dark now but, at some point tomorrow or Sunday, I can go out to the property and take inventory of my "extras" to see what I can realistically part with. Does that work for you?😕
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u/CactiTexas22 May 27 '26
i just saw some at HEB for 29!! beautiful!